Oregon sells back $18K worth of execution drugs

By Associated Press Published: Jan 4, 2012 at 12:06 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 4, 2012 at 1:21 PM PDT
Oregon sells back $18K worth of execution drugs
n this Nov. 18, 2011, file photo shows the execution room, at the Oregon State Penitentiary, in Salem, Ore. An Oregon Corrections Department spokeswoman says the state expects to recover much of the $18,000 it spent on drugs it had planned to use to execute a Death Row inmate. Gov. John Kitzhaber canceled what had been the planned Dec. 6, 2011 execution of murderer Gary Haugen. The Democratic governor also announced in late November that Oregon would not execute any other condemned inmates during his tenure in office. He called Oregon's death penalty "compromised and inequitable." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon Corrections Department spokeswoman says the state expects to recover much of the $18,000 it spent on drugs it had planned to use to execute a Death Row inmate.

Gov. John Kitzhaber canceled what had been the planned Dec. 6 execution of murderer Gary Haugen.

The Democratic governor also announced in late November that Oregon would not execute any other condemned inmates during his tenure in office.

He called Oregon's death penalty "compromised and inequitable."

Spokeswoman Jeanine Hohn tells The Oregonian that a reverse wholesaler has already retrieved the drugs.

It's not yet clear how much of a "restocking fee" the state will have to pay.

The drugs included pentobarbital sodium, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

 

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